Japanese dolls
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Japanese Dolls
In Japan some dolls relate to luck. One example of this is the daruma doll, a round doll composed of a head and body. Daruma represents Bodidharma, an East Indian whose limbs withered after prolonged meditation. This doll represents fortitude, continued prosperity and good fortune. Frequently daruma dolls are purchased without eyes. When the owner has a stroke of good luck, the first eye is painted on, with more good luck the second eye is created.
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Albert, Kathy. Japanese Boy and Girl Paper Dolls. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1991.
Larson, Jack Lenor. Folk Art from the Global Village. Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1995.
